Quick and easy escape from a metastable state

Anupam K Garg

doi:10.1119/1.4856655

Quick and easy escape from a metastable state

Anupam K Garg^*

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Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

An elementary but complete calculation of metastable state decay from a piecewise-constant one-dimensional potential well is presented that does not invoke the concept of an attempt frequency or require a knowledge of the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method. Connection is made with scattering resonances for advanced readers.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1.4856655
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4856655
State	Published - Apr 1 2014

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